| 7. Linguistic Exegesis The participle vehanoge'a {וְהַנֹּגֵעַ | wə-han-nō-ḡē-ʿa} functions as a Hiphil participle introducing a casuistic subject (“whoever touches”). The construct chain bivsar hazav {בִּבְשַׂר הַזָּב | bĭv-sār ha-zāv} binds “flesh” to “the one with a discharge,” marking the locus of contact. The sequential verbs yechabes {יְכַבֵּס | yĕ-ḵăb-bēs} and verachats {וְרָחַץ | wə-rā-ḥaṣ} employ Piel imperfect and Qal perfect forms to portray anticipated ritual actions. Vav successive conjunctions maintain legislative ordering. Vetamei ad-haʾarev {וְטָמֵא עַד־הָעָרֶב | wə-ṭā-mēʾ ʿad-hā-ʿā-rev} sets the impurity's temporal boundary with the “until evening” idiom. This structure preserves the Hebrew stepwise legal sequence in English translation. |